Is it possible to connect a broadband modem to an Ethernet port on a router
and then use that for an outside connecting to your network? I know I can
use PAT or NAT but the thing is, the encapsulation on the Ethernet port is
ARPA and not PPP. Would this work?

Thanks in advance

Gordon

I'm not sure what you are asking. If your service provider requires pppoe,
you will need to make sure your router/ios combination supports pppoe. In
which case, it will work with the proper configuration.

"slipstream_242" <gordon_williams@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to connect a broadband modem to an Ethernet port on a
router
> and then use that for an outside connecting to your network? I know I can
> use PAT or NAT but the thing is, the encapsulation on the Ethernet port is
> ARPA and not PPP. Would this work?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Gordon
>
>

ok, thanks.

what I`m looking at doing is connecting my broadband router to the Ethernet
port using DHCP configuration and then using PAT to allow the computers on
the inside to connect to the internet.
I`m not sure if the ISP supports PPPOE, is there a way I can find out? I`ve
checked my broadband modems internal web page (Motorola surfboard) and it
will assign up to 32 addresses in the range of 192.168.100.11-42 so I might
be able to set up some sort of address pool?

Thanks in advance

Gordon



"PES" <NO*SPAMpestewartREMOVE*THIS@adelphia.netSPAM*SUCKS> wrote in message
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> I'm not sure what you are asking. If your service provider requires
pppoe,
> you will need to make sure your router/ios combination supports pppoe. In
> which case, it will work with the proper configuration.
>
> "slipstream_242" <gordon_williams@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:WPvKc.941$b11.708@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
> > Is it possible to connect a broadband modem to an Ethernet port on a
> router
> > and then use that for an outside connecting to your network? I know I
can
> > use PAT or NAT but the thing is, the encapsulation on the Ethernet port
is
> > ARPA and not PPP. Would this work?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Gordon
> >
> >
>
>

"slipstream_242" <gordon_williams@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> ok, thanks.
>
> what I`m looking at doing is connecting my broadband router to the
Ethernet
> port using DHCP configuration and then using PAT to allow the computers on
> the inside to connect to the internet.
> I`m not sure if the ISP supports PPPOE, is there a way I can find out?
I`ve
> checked my broadband modems internal web page (Motorola surfboard) and it
> will assign up to 32 addresses in the range of 192.168.100.11-42 so I
might
> be able to set up some sort of address pool?
>

Sounds like your cable modem is more than a modem. It is a router. You
could route with another router, getting one of the IP addresses from the
pool and doing NAT again. However, if the cable modem/router you currently
have will not do what you need, it would make more sense to turn it into a
bridge. I'm not familiar with this type of cable modem/router (mine is just
a modem).

However, recently it seems that a lot of dsl providers send out these pre
configured westell dsl modems/routers that you can reconfigure as bridges.
After I reconfigure them, I move wan assignment information from the router
portion of the device to the external router. The pool would depend upon
how Iconfigure nat.